NOAA meteorologist Tom Di Liberto recently reexamined snowfall trends during La Niña winters and found they tend to be “banner years” for snow in the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rocky Mountains. The Great Lakes region and parts of New England also tend to see above-average snow when a La Niña pattern is in place, Di Liberto said.

But due to autumn’s lack of rainfall this season, meteorologists warn that we might be headed towards a "snow drought" this winter. The unfavorable shift in weather could mean fewer snowball fights, naked mountain tops,

A La Niña winter is still in the cards for the U.S., the Climate Prediction Center said in an updated forecast Thursday.